Thomas J. Carter, DO, PHD
Family Medicine Physician · Wheatfield, IN
Thomas J. Carter, DO, PHD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Wheatfield, Indiana, and NPI 1649464439, issued on Sep 5, 2007. Check the license (Indiana 02008626A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas J. Carter
- Credential
- DO, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 02008626A IN
49159 CO
DR.0049159 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3988 W State Road 10, Wheatfield, IN 46392
- Phone
- (219) 987-3581
- Enumerated
- Sep 5, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 27, 2026
- Fax
- (219) 987-7137
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250923000147); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3988 W State Road 10
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Tami Clinkenbeard, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1033748736
- Mallory Hanewich, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1497576052
- David Vanderlugt, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1265467476
Verify Thomas J. Carter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 02008626ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,092 Medicare Part D claims for 162 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 32 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium75 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium74 claims
- Lisinopril55 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate47 claims
- Losartan Potassium38 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide28 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 69.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $519.83
25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- LA Porte Clinic Company LLCKnox, IN
- Porter Physician Services LLCWheatfield, IN
- Trinidad Area Health AssociationTrinidad, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas J. Carter among 3,506 family medicine physician records in Indiana
Thomas J. Carter, DO, PHD is one of 3,506 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 54% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2005 among the 2,196 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Wheatfield
They are 2 of the 18 NPPES records with a practice address in Wheatfield, and 3,506 family medicine physician records in Indiana.
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Common questions
What is Thomas J. Carter, DO, PHD's NPI number?
Thomas J. Carter, DO, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649464439, issued on Sep 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas J. Carter, DO, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3988 W State Road 10, Wheatfield, IN, 46392. Phone: (219) 987-3581. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas J. Carter, DO, PHD's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 02008626A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Thomas J. Carter, DO, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas J. Carter, DO, PHD had 1,092 Medicare Part D claims for 162 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Thomas J. Carter, DO, PHD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 69.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.